Rake-cleaner.



C. E. MoGORMIOKQ RAKE CLEANER. APPLICATION FILED MARJZ, 1914.

1,1 12,308, Patented Sept. 29, 1914.

THE NORRIS PETERS CO, PHDTO-LITHO.. WASHINGTON. n

CHARLES E. MCCORMICK, 0F INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI, ASSI GNOR 0F ONE-HALF To B. W. MCCORMICK, OF INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI.

RAKE-CLEANER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 29, 1914.

Application filedMarch 12, 1914.. S e1 ia1N0.824, 220.

To all coil one it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES E. MCCOR- MICK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Independence, in the county of Jack son and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rake-Cleaners; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it ap- Still another object of the invention is to provide a rake cleaner which will serve as a protection for the teeth ofthe. rake when the latter has been thrown on the ground with the teeth side up.

These and other objects may be attained by means of the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which, t

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a rake having a cleaner connected thereto made in accordance with this invention, Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view taken through the teeth of the cleaner removedfrom the rake, Fig. 3 is a detail longitudinal sectional View taken through the rake cleaner.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates a rake head provided with teeth 2 of the usual or any suitable construction. A handle 3 is connected to the rakehead in the usual manner. v

The cleaner comprises a spring metal shank 4 connected to the handle 3 and at its front end provided with an inverted U- shaped bracket 5. The ends of the U-shaped bracket 5 are turned outwardly as at 6 and the outwardly turned ends are connected by rivets 7 to the cleaner. The cleaner comprises a transverse bar 8 havingconnected thereto a number of cleaning members 9 which project forwardly between the teeth 2 of the rake, as shown in Fig. l of the,

It will be understood however,

drawing. that the cleaning device may be made ena the spirit and scope of tirely of a single piece of metal with the plates 9 projecting from the integral cross barjlO, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. A leaf spring 11 is secured to the handle 3, as at 12, and the front end of the spring is slightly curved and has its free end bearing as at 13 against the bar or shank 4c of the cleaner. l

In operation as the rake is drawn toward the operator, the rakings are discharged at the end of the stroke by the action of the UNITED STATES P TENT OFFICE.

spring 11 forcing downward upon the shank 4 of the cleaner and carrying the cleaning elements 9 to the ends ofthe teeth. During the backward movement of the rake toward the operator, the cleaning plates 9 do not interfere-with the action of the rake, but just as soon as the rake is lifted the teeth are automatically cleaned and the rakings discharged ready for the next stroke ofthe rake. Should the rake be thrown on the ground with its teeth ends up, any person stepping upon the rake would not be injured and would not breakthe rake teeth for the reason that the: bracket 5 would lie in contact with the ground and prevent the cleaner plates 9 from moving relatively. to the teeth.

1 a From the foregoingit will be obvious that a rake cleaner made in accordance with this invention can be connected to any rake head, can be manufactured at low. cost, and is strong, durable and eificient for its purpose. Various changes may be made in the details of construction without departing from v the invention as defined in the claims. p

What is claimed is 1. The combination with a rake consisting of a handle, a head on said handle and teeth carriedby the head of a shank connected to the handle of the rake, a U-shaped bracket connected to said shank, a raker cleaner connected to said bracket and having plates extending between the teeth of the rake, and a spring bearing upon the shank of the cleanerto cause same to auto matically discharge the rakings at the end of each backward strokeof the rake.

2. The combination with a rake consisting of a handle, a head on one end of said handle and teethcarried by said head of a shank, a U-shaped bracket connected to the shank,

a bar having outwardly extending cleaner plates connected thereto, said bat heirfg attestii'nony r'vhereof I aflix my signature tached to said bracket and a leaf spring con- 1n presence of two Witnesses. nected to the handle of the rake and'having 1 its free end bearing "upon the'shank ofi thef 1 7 CHARLES. MCCORMICK cleaner to move the cleaner plates toward 7 Witnesses: the ends of the teeth When the rake "is lifted GEORGE W. LEACH,

from the ground.

BENJAMINE W. MCCORMICK.

Copies of this patent'may be obtained for fiveben'ts each, By'alddressiiig the Commissioner of latents, Washington, D. G. 

